The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-15
A MENDu ENT To THE ECoNsrlrUrloN |

A MENDN ENT To TIE CONSTITUTION
"a proposed to tho citl7ons Of this Common.
wealth f,r thcir approval or rejection by tue
Pennsylvania. Published by order OF the Sec.
rcta-y OF tho Commonwc alth. IN pursuance OF
Article XVII OF the Consultation.
Joint fcSuIution prOpostng an amendment 10
tho constitution of tue comncn Seath
Srcrios /. lie 1t resolved 10y tho Senate aud
Ilou'c OF, f',epresentatlvcs OF the Commonwealth
uf Pcuusyh aDia Ia boncral Assc .nbly met. that
tho iollowi v Is proposed as al Amendment al
tre cunstitutlunU Of lno commonwealth OF Pom.
syIvania Ia accordance with tue provisions OF
tie eighteenth article iheroOf:
AMENDMENT.
strike out from section one, OF article eight,
tue Iour qualifications for voters which reads
| as bllows
III twenty two years OF. ago or upwards bc
shall have paid, within two years. STATE or
county tax, which shall have been asse sed at
least two months, aud paid at least ono month
before tho eec ticn," so That the soctlon which
reads rs follows:
Every male citizen, twenty. ono years OF &c
possessing tho following qualifications, shall
sccapa No " N1,, II a GeGSn pesa IN TIM
Que year (or n, having previously been qusll
| fed clector or native born citizon OF the state
he shall have removed therefrom and returned
| thop SIX monthsl Immediately preceding tht
election.
Third. He shall have resided In the clcctto
district where he shall offer to vote nt loas
two months Immediately preceding the oloc
| tion.
| Fourth. Iftwenty.two years OF age or up
wards, he snail have paid within two years,
| state or county tax, which shall have been as
sessed at least two months, aud paid az lcas
one month before tho electien," shall b,
amended, so as to road as follows {:
| Every male citizen twenty-one years OF age
possessing tue following qualifications, ehal
be entitled to vote at tho polii ng place Of th
election district Of which ho sh Ill ut the tim
be n resident and not elsewhere
First. lie shall have been a citizen OF tn
United States at least thirty days.
Second. lie shall have resided in tho stat
one year tor II, having previously been quail
fed olector or native horn citizen Of the state
he shall have removed thereirom aud returned
then six months) Immediately preceding tn
election.
Third. lie shall have resided I'm tho election
district where he shall oGor to vote at leas
thirty days immediat ly preceding tho elocti1 n
The legislature, at the session thereof mex
Rner the adoption of this section, shall, and
from timo to time thereafter may, enact Law
TO property enforce this provision.
Fourth. Every male citizen OF the age o
tseyy yosss 'sa
state one ear next preceding an election, OF
cept At municipal elections, and Tor the las
thirty days resident Of the election dis,ric
in which he may offer his vote, shall te entitie,
TO vote at such election in the election distric
OF which he shall at the timo te a resident an,
not elsewhere for all oftcsrs that now are o.
hereafter may be elected by tho people ; Pr,
viled. III I IN time of war no clcctor in III,
actual military service Of the State or Of th
| Unitod states, In the army or navy thereof
shall be deprived OF his vote by reason OF hi
absence from such election district, and IL,
legislature shall have power TO provide tn
manner Ia which and the time and place a
Which such absent electors may voto,' and f.
tho return and canvas OF their votes 10 tn
ell elton district in which ihey respectively re
side.
Finh. For the purpose OF voting, no persol
shall be doomed 10 have gained or lost resi-
dence by reason Of his presence or absence
while enployed Ia tho service OF the Unito
States or the STATE nor while engaged In tn
navigation of the waters Of the State or OF tn
hig seas, nor whilo q stnd ent OF any college o
seminary OF learning, nor whiie kept at an
almshouse or public Institution, except tho Ia
mates OF any home Tor disabled and indigen
lsoldiers and sailors, who for the purpose o
voting, shall be deemed to reside in the elec
tion district whore said homo IL located. Law
shall be made fer ascertsining, by prope
proofs, the citizens who shall be entitled {
tho right Of suffrage hereby established.
| a true copy Of tho joint resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE,
Secretary ofthe Commonwealth.